Year of Projects: Child's French Socks

Folk Knitting in Estonia: Aino's Gloves • Anu's Christmas Gloves • Anu's Mittens • Anu's Stockings • Avo's Mittens • Ellen's Stockings • Helgi's Mittens • Hilja's Mittens • Ilmar's Socks • Juta's Stockings • Kalev's Mittens • Kristi's Mittens • Laila's Socks • Landra's Gloves • Liidia's Gloves • Liivi's Stockings • Maarja's Socks • Maimu's Mittens • Marko's Mittens • Meida's Mittens • Merike's Gloves • Rita's Stockings • Sander's Mittens • Tiit's Socks • Ulla's Gloves • Virve's Stockings

Knitting Vintage Socks: Gentleman's Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern (1887) • Gentleman's Sock in Railway Stitch (1889) • Gentleman's Socks with Lozenge Pattern (1895) • Bed Sock in Lemon Pattern Fancy Knit Stripe (1896) • Cycling or Golf Stockings with Fancy Cuff in Trellis Pattern (1897) • Heelless Sleeping Socks (1897) • Child's French Sock in Citron Pattern and Diaper Knitting (1898) • Child's First Sock in Shell Pattern (1899) • Gentleman's Half Hose in Ringwood Pattern (1899) • Gentleman's Sock for Evening Wear (1900) • Evening Stockings for a Young Lady (1900) • Fancy Silk Sock for a Child of 5 or 6 Years (1900) • Gentleman's Fancy Sock (1901) • Gentleman's Plain Winter Sock with Dutch Heel (1901) • Child's Sock in Miranda Pattern (1904) • Baby's Bootikin (1905)  •  Little Child's Sock (1907)  •  Ladies Useful Stockings (1913)  •  Ladies Silk Stockings with Clocks (1914)

Hurray! The second skein of yarn arrived in Friday's mail and it's a perfect match for the first. You can't even see where I've joined it on each sock.

It feels like I've been knitting these socks forever, and that's not far from the truth. Just a couple of weeks ago I screwed up the cuff of the second sock not once but twice. Last week I ripped back and reknit both socks once thinking that if I shortened the foot by one repeat I could squeak through with the yarn I had. And then last night I ripped back again, added that last repeat back in and reknit the toes. It's a testament to this yarn how well it stood up to all the ripping and reknitting!

What's next for my Year of Projects? A scrappy pair of socks, I think. In one of the introductory chapters of Knitting Vintage Socks, designer Nancy Bush offers four variations of ribbed socks. Sounds like the perfect way to knit through some scraps! More on that next week!